It's a triumphant Jonathan Rea who comes out of the last WSBK confrontation in Aragon. Of course, he had to give up twice in three races against the Ducati, but the latter experienced Pyrrhic victories. So while Rinaldi won Race 1, title rival Redding fell. The latter won in the sprint race, bringing home only a few points. The grand finale of race 2, however, was the prerogative of the Kawasaki official who put up a tough fight against the two Panigale V4Rs of the two aforementioned. Here he is with more than 30 points ahead of Redding who is demanding a bike differently shaped by Ducati. The opportunity for the Northern Irishman to send a dig by specifying that Rinaldi is doing very well with…
Jonathan Rhea emerges as the big winner of the last weekend of the WSK in Aragon. Here he is 96 victories, which puts him in the firmament of the category. But the championship is still long and we must take advantage of every opportunity to shake the opponent who is rolling in Ducati. He was pushed into the ropes on the track. We must complete the work by instilling doubt in our minds…
Rinaldi impressed Rea
And his argument for doing so is the revelation of Michael Ruben Rinaldi : " Michael deserves a factory bike, absolutely, he's ready » declared Sale after the race. “ Winning convincingly and being fast with a private bike is amazing although I don't know what kind of specs it has ».
« He did a great job, on Saturday he found the magic, just like I did last week in Race 2. On Sunday I had to run with all my heart to beat him. On the grid I was convinced that I could do it. I didn't have a strategy, I just wanted to push and succeed, and I did! ».
From his side Redding commented : " It's really frustrating because I can't get the bike to work the way I want it to. I have to struggle physically and that's definitely not how I like to run. In race 2, I did what the bike allowed me to do, I couldn't do more. I need Ducati's help to be competitive in terms of grip ».
